Table 3 Summary of results obtained from parallel testing of combined nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs and unstimulated whole saliva stratified by age groups and symptoms (all samples)
Combined nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal swabs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asymptomatic | Symptomatic | |||||
Unstimulated | Positive | Negative | Total | Positive | Negative | Total |
Whole Saliva | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
Children and adolescents (< 18 years old) | ||||||
Positive | 10 (83.3) | 2 (16.7) | 12 (100) | 21 (95.5) | 1 (4.5) | 22 (100) |
Negative | 6 (8.1) | 68 (91.9) | 74 (100) | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | 11 (100) |
Adults (18 years and older) | ||||||
Positive | 30 (81.1) | 7 (18.9) | 37 (100) | 53 (94.6) | 3 (5.4) | 56 (100) |
Negative | 7 (4.3) | 156 (95.7) | 163 (100) | 17 (50.0) | 17 (50.0) | 34 (100) |